ATL: Yunel Escobar - .297/.359/.412
- ATL felt comfortable enough with Escobar at SS that they shipped Edgar Renteria off to DET in the offseason. Don't expect much more than a good AVG from Yunel in his first full season in the bigs. WAVE is projecting a .297/76/8/63/13 line in 573 AB.
FLA: Hanley Ramirez - .335/.391/.562
- Do you remember ten years ago, or so, when baseball had "The Big Three" at SS? It consisted of Jeter, A-Rod, and Garciaparra. Todays big three are all located in the NL East (Ramirez, Rollins, Reyes), and Hanley Ramirez may just be at the top of the class. WAVE is predicting a virtual repeat of Hanley's remarkable 2007, at .335/125/26/76/53 in 621 AB.
NYM: Jose Reyes - .284/.351/.430
- Reyes may never be the annual 20 HR threat people hoped he would become, though he is still young enough (24) to develop more power. However, when you're stealing 70 bases a season, any power is really just icing on the cake. WAVE pegs Reyes at .284/115/13/63/71 in 677 AB in 2008.
PHI: Jimmy Rollins - .294/.345/.502
- At 29 years old, Rollins likely hit his peak HR total in 2007. A solid contributor in all 5 fantasy categories, Rollins should provide more of the same for several more seasons, making him an ideal keeper league candidate. WAVE: .294/131/25/83/40 in 693 AB.
WAS: Cristian Guzman - .252/.293/.359
- Is it fair to project Guzman to miss time in 2008? After missing all of 2006, and most of 2007, and WAS possessing a viable alternative at SS in Felipe Lopez, fair or unfair, WAVE has Guzman accruing a meager 326 AB in '08. .252/41/4/23/4
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